Brief Argues Washington State’s Platform Disclosure Law Imposes Onerous Requirements that will Chill Political Speech
Washington, D.C. – TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of tech CEOs and senior executives, filed an amicus curiae brief at the Supreme Court of Washington State in the case of Washington v. Meta. The brief argues that Washington’s platform disclosure law places undue burdens on platforms and chills political speech in violation of the First Amendment. The coalition, led by NetChoice and joined by TechNet, Chamber of Progress, and the Computer and Communications Industry Association, argues that the state law is the broadest of its kind in the country and unconstitutionally burdens political speech and restricts participation in the democratic process.
Read TechNet’s amicus curiae brief here.
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